April 16, 2025

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Dexter Soccer Advances to District Finals

The Dexter boys’ soccer team is getting hot at the right time and advanced to the D2 district finals after an impressive 4-1 win over Walled Lake Western Tuesday night. WLW entered the contest with a 12-2-3 and ranked 11th in D2, but it was Dexter, that plays in the tough SEC Red division with all ...

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Dexter Soccer Pitches Shutout in District Opener

A big second half and a stifling defense helped lift the Dexter soccer team to a 3-0 win over Garden City in the D2 district opener last week. The Dreadnaughts advance to the second round to face Walled Lake Western at home Tuesday night at 5:00. The Dreadnoughts controlled most of the play during the ...

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Dexter Swim and Dive leaves Lincoln in their wake

Information provided by Andrew Parker The Dexter women’s swim and dive traveled to Lincoln to take on the Railsplitters Thursday night and the Dreads came away with a convincing victory, winning 130-47. Dexter won 10 of 12 events, including sweeps of all three relays First-place finishes included Kayce McCallister in the 100 and 200 Free, ...

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Dexter Water Polo Comes Up Short Against Pioneer

A slow start doomed the Dexter water polo team last week when the Dreadnaughts fell to Ann Arbor Pioneer 17-6. Pioneer jumped out to a 6-1 lead and would never look back as the Dreads were forced to play catch up all night. Dexter would try to get back in the game in the second ...

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Dexter Volleyball Downs Lincoln in Four

The Dexter volleyball team improved to 4-2 in the SEC Red after a four-set win over Ypsilanti Lincoln last week. The Dreadnaughts took the first two sets 25-15, 25-15 before the Splitters answered with a 21-25 win in the third to cut the lead to 2-1. Dexter would finish the match by taking the fourth ...

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Dexter Girls’ XC Wins Father Gabriel Richard Invite

Photo provided by Seana Larson The Dexter girls’ cross country team had a big day in miserable conditions Saturday, overcoming the cold and wet weather to win the large division at the Father Gabriel Richard Invitational. The Dreadnaughts finished with 76 points, beating out Salem with 82 and Ann Arbor Skyline 91. Alena Blumberg placed ...

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Chelsea Soccer Blanks Adrian in D2 District Opener

The Chelsea soccer team opened the Division 2 state tournament with a 4-0 shutout of Adrian last week. The Bulldogs carried a lot of the action in the first half and broke through when Maddox Straub found the net eight minutes into the game for a 1-0 lead. The Bulldogs nearly struck again moments later ...

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Dexter Rolls Over Lincoln for Sixth Straight Win

A huge night by Dexter running back Ronny Johnson helped the Dreadnaughts roll to a 55-12 win over Ypsilanti Lincoln Friday night. Johnson rushed for 249 yards on 17 carries and scored five touchdowns in a career night for the junior running back. The win is the sixth straight for the Dreadnaughts and the 55 ...

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Chelsea Golf Season Ends at D3 Regional

The Chelsea girls’ golf team saw its season come to an end at the D3 regional in Grosse Ile Monday October 9. The Bulldogs finished seventh out of 11 teams at the regional that was won by Williamston with 357 by 25 strokes over second-place Pinckney with 382. Chelsea finished with a team score of ...

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Dexter Golfers Qualify for D2 State Finals

Photo from Dexter girls’ golf Instagram In a loaded D2 Regional at El Dorado Golf Club in Mason, the Dexter girls’ golf team earned a spot in the D2 state finals after a third-place finish Wednesday, October 11. The Mason Regional was hotly contested between D2 third-ranked DeWitt, sixth-ranked Mason, and the seventh-ranked Dreadnaughts with ...

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Dexter Tennis Headed to D2 State Finals

Cover- File Photo from Jill Boydston It came down to the final match of the day for the Dexter tennis team and its shot at a trip to the D2 state finals and the three-doubles team of Cayden Capelli and Gavin Heichel came though with the three-set win to send the Dreads to the final ...

Chelsea Football Claims SEC White Crown

After a year hiatus, the Chelsea football team found itself in a familiar spot on top the final SEC White conference standings when the Bulldogs defeated Jackson 21-14 Friday night to claim the outright league title. It is the Bulldogs fourth SEC White title in five years after Tecumseh knocked them off their perch in ...

Photo Gallery: 2023 Chelsea Homecoming Excellence Awards Nominees and Winner

Chelsea High School celebrated its Homecoming with a big football win to clinch the SEC White title and named its Excellence Award Winners for 2023. The Chelsea Excellence Award honors one student representing each grade, selected by their classmates, who embodies the qualities and characteristics outlined in our District’s Portrait of a Graduate. These are ...